LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Good morning, everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope your day has started off well. 

For the rest of this week we are going to explain some different expressions which use the word side.

Yesterday we looked at the expression to be a thorn in somebody's side.

Today's expression is: to look on the bright side

It means: to consider the positive aspects of a situation.

Example 1: I know that you're upset because you didn't get the job, but try to look on the bright side. If you had been offered the job, you would have had to move to another city; and you're happy in Madrid.

Example 2: When Janet told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend, I told her to look on the bright side. She wasn't really happy when they were together anyway.

The British comedy troupe Monty Python sang a song Always look on the bright side of life, which is good advice if you're feeling unhappy or pessimistic. You can listen to this sarcastic song and find the lyrics (letra) by clicking here, or paste the following link into your Internet browser: http://www.thebards.net/music/lyrics/Always_Look_Bright_Side_Life.shtml.

Or you can watch the music video (with subtitles in Spanish) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFSAffL-nHU&list=RDHFSAffL-nHU&start_radio=1

If you have any questions about today's expression, please post your question on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky). I also encourage you to write and post your own sentence with this expression to help you to remember it. We will answer your question and/or give you feedback about your writing as soon as we can. 

I hope the rest of your day goes well. 

All the best!